Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

For example, did you know that there are now devices that can be implanted to assist and even take over the pumping action of a failing heart? Medical students and residents regularly learn new skills by first observing a procedure, then practicing the procedure under supervision, and finally teaching, or modeling, the procedure for another.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 25, 2011

Even with the help of the newest technology tools to communicate and educate including social media, wikis, and Google, we still need to transform our ILT classrooms and training sessions into integrated blended learning environments. One night in the classroom I decided to use a relevant example from their reality: Coke or Pepsi. “In

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 27, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Accelerated Learning: Where Does It Fit In? The term “Accelerated Learning” was actually coined by a British educator, Colin Rose. Those who learned kinesthetically didn’t have to draw pictures.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 30, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? And by showing them examples, you’ll help them see [training] from various perspectives. He ends the blog with this key message: The goal is to build a course appropriate to your client’s needs.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 4, 2011

Wikis are an easy place to start the promotion of collaborative learning spaces, and clients seem to be willing and able to accept this informal tool into their everyday lives. Cammy Bean’s latest blog post provides many ideas as well as real-life examples for Using Social Media for Learning. Go take a peek. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 22, 2011

The video below is an example of breaking down film from this year’s Butler – Pittsburgh match-up. Then, to prepare for the next opponent, the coach will show film of that opponent in action. Similar to corporate training, this brings disparate levels of familiarity to a common baseline understanding. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 13, 2010

While many large corporations still fear wikis for internal communication because they are “hard to control,” a number of intelligence agencies have been using a wiki tool – called Intellipedia – for several years. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 12, 2010

While many large corporations still fear wikis for internal communication because they are “hard to control,” a number of intelligence agencies have been using a wiki tool – called Intellipedia – for several years. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 18, 2011

An example cited by Martin and Lin is called “ VBS 2 ” and runs on laptops. The game has an open platform that allows new details to be constantly added, reflecting lessons learned from a recent mission, for example. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 5, 2011

For example, a new CRM or ERP system can change workers’ jobs, roles, and even dictate future employment status. In another post, Krigsman writes: Communications in [the context of ERP implementation] means explaining the business impact of technology decisions to a non-technical audience. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 21, 2011

Those are extreme examples, but the very same thing can happen when you are told you have to attend training you don’t want or need. As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc. Multiply that by a 10 member staff and suddenly you’ve lost an entire man week of work in emotional hangover time.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 11, 2011

If we separate the human aspect of social networking from the technology, we can learn a lot more about the power of networks – not just from today’s pundits, but from many years of sociological research on the topic. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 7, 2011

Have you ever heard someone say, “I hate learning!&# ? (I I wrote about the love of learning and mobile phones in a blog a few weeks back if you want to take a look). Terrence talks of the promise Facebook shows as a tool for developing training, specifically in its role as an LMS (Learning Management System). Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 7, 2011

Have you ever heard someone say, “I hate learning!&# ? (I I wrote about the love of learning and mobile phones in a blog a few weeks back if you want to take a look). Terrence talks of the promise Facebook shows as a tool for developing training, specifically in its role as an LMS (Learning Management System). Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 6, 2011

There is value in books, manuals, and written reference materials included in training activities, but don’t use words to replace examples, images, and experience. Learn to be more specific, and customize any of your materials for precisely the right support. Discover the real problems and questions before you jump to the solution.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 23, 2011

For example, writing “All milestones will be completed on time” as a success factor doesn’t give enough leeway that you may need in the normal course of events. Finally, don’t oversimplify when writing out the success factors, but don’t over-measure, either. William Duncan suggests using a structured format to overcome oversimplication.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 7, 2011

In an aptly named article, “ Why Charlie Sheen Should be Your Social Media Manager ,” Osas Obaiza at iMedia Connection brings up an interesting example of how this plays in the external marketing world: Take a look at the McDonald’s Twitter account, it boasts at paltry 90,925 following. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 8, 2011

Then when the time comes much later to apply what we learned, we can’t quite remember what to do and need help. Here’s an example: A company is rolling out a new expense reporting and approval system and needs to train over 1000 users. As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 16, 2009

In the 1990s, constructivism heralded a new dawn in instructional design, turbo-charged by the rise of Web 2.0. However, I think the diagram misleadingly suggests an evolution of instructional design. Instructivism is dead. My view is informed by observation. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

The connection between the personal and the collective is a key ingredient in lifelong learning. The speed of light, for example, is probably not going to change… The twenty-first centry, however, belongs to the tacit. When information is stable, the explicit dimension becomes very important. Properly d. Properly d.

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TalentLMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

What eLearning format will be best for your audience: synchronous, asynchronous or blended learning? A basic blunder most novice instructional designers commit is insulting the intelligence of the learner. The instructional designer should double as the course facilitator. Are they end-users?

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 11, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Do Instructional Designers in the Social Digital Age need an Engineering Background? In fact, instructional designers are wired to think this way. Sounds a lot like software engineering and implementation.

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eLearning Learning Posts

JANUARY 3, 2011

Four roles for social media in workplace learning - Clive on Learning , September 28, 2010. ID - Instructional Design or Interactivity Design in an interconnected world? Performance Learning Productivity , May 28, 2010. Taxonomy of Learning Theories - E-Learning Provocateur , January 12, 2010.

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Blended Learning Instructional Design Corporate eLearning eLearning Strategy 105

Integrated Learnings

MARCH 23, 2011

What does all of this mean to learning? Good ole’ Instructional Design principles and Adult Learning theories have not changed. Adults still learn in the same ways they did before all of this came about. There are some really neat tools out there, and it can be downright overwhelming sometimes.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

This is number 32 in my series on learning theories. Psychologists and cognitive scientists have offered a number of useful theories that aid our understanding of learning. In this series I''m providing a brief overview of each theory, and how each can be applied in education. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 8, 2009

For example (and there are many we could choose from), consider Randall O’Reilly on how the brain represents conceptual structures, as described in Modeling Integration and Dissociation in Brain and Cognitive Development. These are better examples; this makes more sense to me. I don’t want to fall prey to that fallacy.

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KnowledgeOne

APRIL 5, 2018

Firstly, because eLearning programs pose particular challenges due to, sometimes, lack of synchronicity, or the “face-to-face” interaction of learners with teachers/trainers, or even with their peers. According to each of the learning theories on which it is based, the definition of a significant interaction can vary.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

A remarkable example of this phenomenon can be found in Wikipedia, a completely user-driven Collaborative Knowledge Support System (my own term) that has become not only the most all-encompassing compendium of knowledge in world history, but increasingly the resource of choice for information on current events. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 2, 2011

While Nancy’s post is not directly focused on corporate learning, she notes that one of the major benefits of internal social media use is its effect on streamlining operations, which can certainly be said for how social media can streamline knowledge uptake and act as an “ exo-brain ,” for the overworked employee. Properly d.

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Learnnovators

JUNE 1, 2015

Wrote Inge de Waard in her #lsmag article, Seamless Learning: Forget MOOCs, Mobile Learning, and Ubiquitous Access : “ Creating support for optimized individual learning (such as creating personal learning environments) is as important as collaborative learning and peer-to-peer learning in this networked world.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

In my previous article , I proposed a Taxonomy of Learning Theories to organise a few of the myriad of theories into some semblance of order, and to assist instructional designers in using theory to inform their work. If you have your own theory-informed design tips, I’d love you to share them with me!

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Learnnovators

JUNE 1, 2015

Wrote Inge de Waard in her #lsmag article, Seamless Learning: Forget MOOCs, Mobile Learning, and Ubiquitous Access : “ Creating support for optimized individual learning (such as creating personal learning environments) is as important as collaborative learning and peer-to-peer learning in this networked world.

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TalentLMS

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Last month we published a list of top 10 articles about synchronous learning so it’s about time to take a look at the opposite approach – asynchronous learning. But we do realize that real-time e-learning experience is not always an option. Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Where do we start?

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LearnUpon

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

eLearning content developers and instructional designers should aim to make courses clear, easy to understand, and simple to complete. Examples of active learning activities include practical tasks and problem-solving conducted in small groups. ADDIE (Analysis Design Development Implementation). Assessment.

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

This thought was triggered by David Kelly’s presentation – Social Media, Social Learning, and Curation where he highlights the role each of the social tools/platform can play in our sharing and learning. Try Sketchnotes is a great example of the latter. Abhijit Bhaduri’s post, Want To Improve Listening Skills?

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Vignettes Learning

JANUARY 14, 2008

· Experience in full e-Learning development process · Basic understanding of technical, design, and media issues. · Knowledge of the fundamentals of WBT instructional design. Designs and develops supporting aides for print, classroom and on-the-job training materials. · Updates multi-media instructional design.

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Limestone Learning

MAY 28, 2017

Examples will be provided for learning and development. In this webinar, you’ll learn all about best practices for using VR and AR in workplace training and have a chance to experience the power of both technologies through live-action examples handcrafted by experts specifically for this session.

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